I wanted to do something different with book pages so I tried book page poetry. The art of making poetry by using only the words you find on a page from a book. I've been using Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.

Then I added my words. It was fun but not easy to make something that made sense. I cut phrases and words that spoke to me and then tried to put them together in a way that felt right to me.

As always, my perfectionist self wanted to find the perfect words. I'm not sure I did but I'm pushing back against the expectation of perfection on the first try. After all, this is an experiment. Trying something new is usually uncomfortable. The more often we try new things, the more comfortable we become with that uncomfortable feeling, right?

So, have you tried book page poetry? Do you have any tips, tricks or ideas to share? Do you have a favorite book page poet? If yes, please leave a note in the comments. I'm looking for ideas and inspiration and would appreciate your help.

8 comments:

Cathie, this may be a dupe comment but it didn't show up even as a "publish after approval" - I haven't tried book page poetry though I use book pages constantly. I love the colors, and I love the poetry. I think I'll have to try it myself

Cool page - so fun to try something new. I use found words often in my art journaling and making cards - my favourite books to cut up are large print romances bought at a library book sale - they have great words ;-) Hope my posts using found words inspire you : http://lynettecollis.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Found%20words